pobla

[ˈpoβ̞la]

/[ˈpoβ̞la]/ noun

The verdict

“pobla” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #45,509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,509
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Barrio pobre, caracterizado habitualmente por la escasez de servicios urbanos y la marginalidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pobla · pobla · Spanish

pobla · rank #45,509 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,509
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH plebeyo

Nearest frequency peer: plebeyo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pobla”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pobla” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pobla vs Pol
40% similar
pobla vs polo
60% similar
pobla vs popa
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pobla
PropertyValue
Headwordpobla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpoβ̞la]
Letters5
Frequency rank#45,509
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pobla”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.poblacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “plebeyo” (#45,508), “polímero” (#45,510), “piratear” (#45,507). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pobla” va en #45,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pobla (IPA [ˈpoβ̞la]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,509 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Barrio pobre, caracterizado habitualmente por la escasez de servicios urbanos y la marginalidad.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pobla, with forms such as "opbla", "pbola", and "pobal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Pol", "polo", "popa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pobla, spelled P-O-B-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Barrio pobre, caracterizado habitualmente por la escasez de servicios urbanos y la marginalidad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pobla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Son muchas las imágenes (nostálgicas) que rondan mi mente cada vez que pienso en la “pobla” y si bien, desde pequeño siempre fui muy feliz -independiente de las carencias materiales- esos años me evocan momentos y episodios grises, tristes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opbla
  • pbola
  • pobal
  • pobbla
  • poblla
  • polba
  • povla
  • ppobla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pobla - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

opbla2pbola2pobal2pobbla1poblla1polba2povla1ppobla1
Edit distance from "pobla"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pobla"?
"pobla" is spelled P-O-B-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpoβ̞la].
What does "pobla" mean?
As a noun, "pobla" means: Barrio pobre, caracterizado habitualmente por la escasez de servicios urbanos y la marginalidad.
What words are commonly confused with "pobla"?
"pobla" is commonly confused with "Pol", "polo", "popa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pobla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pobla" is [ˈpoβ̞la]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pobla" come from?
"pobla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pobla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list